I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

As the two chatted idly, parents gradually filled the empty seats in the classroom.

But what intrigues Nozomi and Honoka the most right now is the empty seat next to them, which belongs to Arisa's mother. What kind of person is she?

As time ticked by, it was exactly two o'clock in the afternoon.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from the classroom door, and Ximiao curiously peeked out.

But he discovered that the person who came was the same beautiful woman in a black dress that he had met in the open space that morning.

however.

At this moment, the only empty seat in the classroom was Arisa's seat.

Just like when school started, Arisa sat down next to him like a savior...

And this beautiful woman slowly sat down in Arisa's seat.

As for her identity, it goes without saying that she is the unreasonable mother who caused Arisa to run away from home.

As Ximiao carefully observed the beautiful woman, she also noticed that secret gaze.

then.

She turned her head sharply and immediately saw the cute boy she had met briefly that morning, secretly watching her from the side.

Those wine-red eyes, just like Arisa's, flashed with a bewitching light that made Himio pause for a moment.

Startled, he quickly looked at Fanxia beside him, but...

Honoka, who had originally been just as curious as him about what kind of person Arisa's mother was, suddenly remembered.

If Arisa is a demon, then her mother… isn’t she a demon too?!

The aura emanating from the other person made her break out in a cold sweat, fearing that the other person would cause her trouble.

Not only Fanxia, ​​but even those few ghost stories hiding in the school were too scared to show themselves after sensing the beautiful woman's presence.

In the third stall of the men's restroom.

In Hanako's room, Hanako, who should have been sitting in front of the computer playing games, was now wrapped up in a blanket like a caterpillar, hiding under the covers and not daring to breathe.

In contrast, Fanxia was already sweating profusely, which showed the difference in strength between the two sides.

however.

Unaware of this, Ximiao cautiously poked Fanxia's thigh with her restless little hand, and when she found that Fanxia didn't react, she couldn't help but sigh.

Then, he struck up a conversation with the beautiful woman sitting in Arisa's seat.

"Excuse me... are you a family member of Arisa? My name is Nozomi, and I'm her deskmate. I'm really grateful for Arisa's help all the time."

Although this statement is half true and half false, it's just a casual remark, so there shouldn't be any problem, right?

Just as Ximiao was thinking this, he felt a chill on his neck.

With a slight glance, he could see that the same dark, leathery tail as Arisa's was already wrapped around his neck.

Xi Miao immediately realized that her aunt was going to give her a lie detector test as soon as they met!

If anyone were to say that Arisa isn't their biological daughter, Mio would be the first to jump out and slap the person who said that twice.

That's even worse than Arisa's...

At least, he had never seen Arisa casually give lie detector tests to others.

Just as Xi Ling was speechless with astonishment at her move, the beautiful woman spoke softly.

"Don't be nervous. You helped me a lot this morning, so just call me Auntie Ashi."

"Ah, hello, Aunt Anshi..."

A bead of cold sweat trickled down his back, and Fanxia, ​​who witnessed this scene, didn't dare to help Ximiao out of the predicament.

They could only hope that the demon would spare Mio because she was just an ordinary person.

The beautiful woman continued speaking.

"Do you know where Arisa went? She didn't go home last night. I heard from the teacher that you, Nozomi, gave Arisa's leave slip to the teacher for her."

"..."

Looking into the beautiful woman's eyes, which were exactly like Arisa's, and at the tail tied around his neck.

For a moment, Nozomi didn't know how to answer her question.

Just when Ximio thought she was going to betray Arisa like this, the homeroom teacher on the podium couldn't help but remind her after seeing this scene.

"Dear parents, please remain in your seats. If you have anything to say, please wait until after the meeting. Thank you for your cooperation..."

It was these words from the homeroom teacher that made Ximiao silently retract the tail that was wrapped around her neck, a tail that only three people in the entire class could see.

Only then did Nozomi breathe a sigh of relief.

But what he didn't know was that just now, Arisa's mother had already guessed the answer she wanted from Hio's micro-expressions and her frighteningly fast heartbeat.

The reason it didn't leave and retract its tail was simply because it found the boy's reaction quite amusing and wanted to tease him.

As she withdrew all her aura, Fanxia, ​​sitting next to her, still had her fair thighs trembling slightly.

She was already starting to regret agreeing so easily yesterday to let Ximiao come to the parent-teacher conference.

She'll definitely settle the score with Mio afterwards! She'll demand some compensation before she'll be satisfied!

Having secretly made up her mind, Fanxia glared fiercely at the boy beside her, already plotting what she would do to Ximiao.

"Now, I will release the grades of all the students in Class 1A. After that, I will talk to each parent individually about their child's learning progress. Please be patient."

The homeroom teacher on the podium said this.

Author's note: Ouch, I'm going to die!

Squeezed dry

Chapter Seventy-Three: Observing in Secret

"Excuse me, are you Qianya's parent?"

"It was me. Did she make some mistake? Or perhaps..."

After the parent-teacher meeting ends, there are always a few parents who will be called out by the teacher for a talk, and Asa's mother, Chiya Ami, is among them.

Upon hearing her words, the homeroom teacher was slightly taken aback, then realized that the parent had misunderstood something, and quickly explained.

"It's not that Qianya did anything wrong. On the contrary, I wanted to talk to you about your daughter's recent academic progress. It's been excellent. Judging from her exam results, her improvement has been remarkable."

"……Yeah?"

Even now, she has never doubted her own thoughts, believing that Arisa's grades were obtained through cheating, which makes her expression slightly embarrassed.

"At first I was worried that her relationship with Nozomi would affect Nozomi's grades, but now it seems that I was overthinking it."

"Huh? What does this have to do with Nozomi... Arisa's deskmate?"

Ashi was stunned for a moment, somewhat bewildered.

"Oh my~ Don't you know? Chiya's deskmate, Nozomi, is the top student in the grade."

"???"

And the other side.

Since her homeroom teacher didn't have anything to say to her, Ximiao quickly grabbed Fanxia and ran away.

If they stayed at school any longer, who knows what terrible things Arisa's mother, Aunt Ami, might do.

Even just now, the demon's tail had silently wrapped around his neck, which was already terrifying enough.

On the tram.

Both Fanxia and Ximiao patted their chests, still shaken, their clothes soaked with cold sweat.

"Hey... Honoka-nee, don't you think Arisa's mother looks a little scary?"

"It's more than just terrifying! Now I understand why that wicked woman didn't dare to do anything even when she was wronged..."

As she finished speaking, her beautiful eyes silently turned to the boy beside her, and she began to plot in her mind, intending to get Xi Ling to agree to a few more of her conditions.

When Nozomi and Honoka returned to the apartment.

They took off their shoes and went into the living room, where they saw Arisa, who was alone in the house, sitting on the sofa with her hands around her knees, quietly watching TV.

After hearing the commotion coming from not far away, she looked at the two people who had returned.

"You're back! Did you see my mom at the parent-teacher conference?"

Arisa asked with some curiosity.

"Yes, it is... but it's just too scary..."

Looking at the two people who both looked somewhat embarrassed, Arisa seemed to have anticipated this situation and couldn't help but sigh.

"She's always been like this, completely inconsiderate of other people's feelings, with a bad temper and a stubborn personality."

Seeing that Arisa was getting angrier and angrier, Nozomi, realizing that the situation was not going well, quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Okay, okay~ let's not talk about this anymore. Arisa, have you thought about what to do next? Running away from home all the time isn't a good solution, is it?"

"..."

Although she knew that Mio wouldn't be so heartless as to kick her out, Arisa herself felt that it wasn't good to keep troubling others, but she didn't know what to do.

at this time.

Knowing that school would end early in the afternoon, Nozomi didn't prepare lunch when she went to school this morning, so all three of them started to protest in their stomachs.

The previously tense atmosphere was suddenly broken by the sound of an empty stomach, and a blush appeared on Arisa's fair and pretty face.

"Um... when are we having lunch?"

……

Ginza.

In a shopping mall.